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Published 7 Nov 2022, 16:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Hydrogen Fuel Cell System for aviation application

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff University (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)

Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT8.9% above published estimate

Submissions closed 8 Dec 2022awarded 3 Feb 2023

Awarded to PowerCell Sweden AB

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A hydrogen fuel cell system is required to integrate to form the proposed hydrogen eTestbed configuration. The hydrogen fuel cell system will deliver the project outputs and final deliverables.

CPV: Fuel cells

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

Variant bids: not allowed

31122100 Fuel cells

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 100Price: 40

Published sub-criteria (13)

Maximum Power: 20
Start up Procedure: 5
Energy Efficiency: 10
Certification of performance: 5
Performance and fuel consumption: 4
Data logging: 5
Safety devices: 10
operating life: 3
After sales: 10
Warranty: 10
Spare parts: 8
Training: 10
price: 40

Published award criteria (13)

Maximum Power: 20
Start up Procedure: 5
Energy Efficiency: 10
Certification of performance: 5
Performance and fuel consumption: 4
Data logging: 5
Safety devices: 10
operating life: 3
After sales: 10
Warranty: 10
Spare parts: 8
Training: 10
Price: 40

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 7 Nov 2022, 16:47 GMT
Last source update: 22 Mar 2023, 09:27 GMT
Award evaluation window: 8 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference: CU.1176.SF
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-008251
Classification (CPV): Fuel cells
Delivery area: Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037fd6 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The budget for the system must be spent by the 31st of March 2023. This will require that the System is delivered, invoiced and paid for by this date. (WA Ref:129834)

How it was run

Official notice

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Submission deadline: 8 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 8 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/as… ↗

Timeline

8 Dec 2022 → 22 Mar 2023 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
8 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
8 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
22 Mar 2023, 09:27 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
22 Mar 2023, 09:27 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £326,8301 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Feb 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PowerCell Sweden AB	£326,830 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 008251-2023-CU.1176.SF-1 · PowerCell Sweden AB
Signed
3 Feb 2023
Value
£326,830
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 0DEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PowerCell Sweden ABAwarded supplier Ruskvädersgatan 12, Gothenburg, SE, 41834Contact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria